Jurek becker biography of barack

Nationality: German (originally Polish: immigrated to East Berlin, 1945). Born: Lodz, 30 September 1937. Education: Studied philosophy, Humboldt University of Berlin, 1957-60; studied film, Potsdam-Babelsberg, 1960.

Jurek becker biography of barack

Military Service: People's Army, 1955-56. Family: Married Christine Harsch-Niemeyer in 1986 (second marriage); three children. Career: Joined the Socialist Unity party, 1957; expelled from East Germany; 1976; moved to West Berlin, 1979.

Wrote television plays and film scripts for the DEFA during the 1960s. Poet-in-residence, Oberlin College, 1978; guest professor, University of Essen, 1979, University of Augsburg, 1981, Cornell University, 1984, University of Texas, Austin, 1987, and Washington University.

Awards: Charles Veillon prize (Switzer-land) and Heinrich Mann prize, both in 1971, for Jakob der Lügner; City of Bremen literature prize, 1973, for Irreführung der Behörden; Silver Bear for East Germany, Berlin Film Festival, 1974, fo